Researchers highlight the potential and current biological and biomedical applications of micro- and nanoparticle research.
Metamaterials 2014
A report from the Metamaterials 2014 conference, held from 25 to 30 August in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Moving towards quantum computers
Joris van Slageren´s research group discovers molecular quantum bit with exceptionally long coherence time over an unusually wide temperature range.
Even more flexible metallic glass
Scientists are working toward even stronger and more elastic glass types which would fail in a ductile fashion instead of shattering.
Semiconductor Nanowires – a new Focus Issue in pss (RRL)
A new Focus issue in pss (RRL) with 10 Reviews and 21 Letters provides an overview on the state-of-the-art in the field of semiconductor nanowires.
Remotely Controlled Colloids, Interfaces, and Biosystems
The first topical Special Issue of Particle & Particle Systems Characterization – guest edited by Gleb Sukhorukov, Igor Luzinov, and Sergiy Minko.
Journal of Applied Polymer Science: Submit to a Special Issue on Polymers for Microelectronics
Submit a paper to the forthcoming Special Issue of the Journal of Applied Polymer Science on Polymers for Microelectronics.
Magnetisation controlled at the picosecond level
A terahertz laser developed at the Paul Scherrer Institute makes it possible to control a material’s magnetisation at a timescale of picoseconds.
Team controls magnetism in graphene
Graphene can be made magnetic and its magnetism switched on and off very simply, opening a new avenue towards electronics with very low energy consumption.
Microfluidic method expands nanoparticle toolbox
Researchers at the University of Illinois have developed a new flow-based method for manipulating and confining single particles in free solution.